| Name |
Winka, Theodore M. 'Ted" |
| Birth |
30 May 1918 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
WINK.T002 |
| _FGRAVE |
21456829 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private First Clas, United States Army [1, 2] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on May 13, 1941 at East Saint Louis, Illinois. Completed training, assigned to the Coast Artillery, and shipped out for the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations via Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. During the attack there on December 7, 1941, suffered a concussion and emotional trauma from intense Japanese munitions explosions. Returned stateside for convalescence leave, observation and treatment. For reasons of continued poor health documented by an indorsed certificate of disability for discharge dated June 26, 1942, was honorably discharged as a Private on July 21, 1942 at Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco, California. After medical discharge from active duty, transferred to the Veterans Administration Hospital Facility at Danville, Illinois, for an extended period of follow-on medical evaluations, treatments and rehabilitation. Entitled to The American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal And The WWIi Victory Medal for his service within the eligibility periods for those awards.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
Source: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1969109
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World War II Honoree, Winka, Theodore (1918-1997)
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Military Service Ribbons, Winka, Theodore M. 'Ted" (1918-1997)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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United States Army
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
15 Dec 1997 [1] |
| Burial |
Saint Stephens Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
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Headstone, Winka, Theodore M.
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Headstone, Winka, Theodore M.
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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| Person ID |
I46863 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
25 Jun 2023 |
English
1918 - 1997 (79 years)
